Project description
A new green strategy based on biorefinery for the production of chemicals and enzymes
In response to diminishing supplies, as well as the negative environmental impact caused by fossil fuels, the demand for sustainable biofuels and bio-based chemicals is soaring. Biomass is a renewable feedstock that can be used for their production. Despite progress in the field, there is much work to be done to make chemical production more energy efficient. The EU-funded BENEFICCE project will combine a biotechnological and a thermochemical process to produce bioplastics, lipids and enzymes in a sustainable manner. The resulting biorefinery process will be competitive by using low-cost raw material and reducing the number of process steps compared to existing technologies.
Objective
Although many efforts have been dedicated to the research and development of sustainable biorefineries, there are still some gaps to cover, especially to make chemicals production energetically efficient and rentable. The proposed route will combine a biotechnological and a thermochemical process, departing from low-cost raw materials like lignocellulosic biomass and environmental microbial communities to produce valuable chemicals. Bioplastics, enzymes, and lipids will be produced in a competitive biorefinery process.
The project will be divided into two approaches,
Approach 1 will study the fermentation of bio-oil, obtained from pyrolysis of waste biomass, to produce bioplastics, using microbial communities from contaminated environments. The scientific challenge (SC1) is to find a microbial community that can metabolize the chemicals present in bio-oil (including the toxic compounds) and produces bioplastics in one pot.
Approach 2 will study the fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass to produce fatty acids and enzymes that degrade the lignocellulose. The scientific challenge (SC2) is to find a microbial community that can degrade the lignocellulosic material without any pre-treatment, and that can metabolize the toxic chemicals produced during biomass fermentation.
BENEFICCE project will develop new technology for the sustainable production of bioplastics, lipids, and enzymes. The resulting biorefinery process aims to be competitive by using low-cost raw material and having fewer process steps than other existent technologies. The training-through-research that the fellow will receive during the project, will result in an experienced research leader that will continue developing clean technologies in biorefinery and bioenergy, contributing to two of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations: Sustainable Production and Combat Climate Change.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- natural sciences biological sciences microbiology microbiomes
- natural sciences biological sciences biochemistry biomolecules lipids
- social sciences economics and business economics sustainable economy
- engineering and technology industrial biotechnology biomaterials bioplastics
- engineering and technology industrial biotechnology bioprocessing technologies fermentation
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Programme(s)
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2019
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64000 Pau
France
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